From healthyfoodforliving.com
yields 4 calzones
Ingredients:
- homemade or store-bought pizza dough – enough for 4 servings (I used whole wheat)
- 1/2 lb lean ground turkey (7% fat)
- homemade taco seasoning blend, recipe follows*
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup diced white onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 large green bell pepper, diced (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/4 cup salsa of choice
- 1/2 cup shredded light Mexican-style cheese
- 1/2 large avocado, peeled and pitted
- 1/4 cup 2% plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Divide pizza dough into 4 equal portions. On a clean, lightly floured surface, roll each piece of dough into a 1/4 inch thick circle of about 7 inches in diameter. Place all dough circles onto a non-stick (or lined) baking sheet.
- Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the onions have begun to soften. Add in the garlic, and saute for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- Add in the ground turkey, and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring to crumble.
- Stir in the green pepper and taco seasoning mix and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in the salsa.
- Divide the cooked meat and vegetables into 4 equal servings and spoon each onto 1/2 of a pizza dough circle, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edges. Top the filling evenly with the shredded cheese.
- Fold the other half of the pizza dough over the filling and pinch edges closed. Using the tines of a fork, pierce the top of each calzone a few times to let the steam out while cooking.
- Place calzones into the oven, and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the calzones are golden brown. (If planning on freezing all or some of the calzones, par-bake for 10 minutes, let cool completely at room temperature, refrigerate until well-chilled, wrap well in plastic wrap, then place in freezer in heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag).
- Meanwhile, prepare the avocado cream by mashing together the avocado flesh, yogurt, salt and pepper in a small bowl. (I added some lemon juice too)
- Once cooked, let the calzones sit at room temperature for a few minutes. Slice each calzone in half, and serve with the avocado cream.
*Homemade Taco Seasoning Blend (good for 1/2 lb of ground meat)
- 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 3/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp onion powder
- 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/8 tsp oregano
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